Radio Shack 20-423 owner manual Listening to the Marine Bank, Listening to Weather Band

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5.To clear another channel, use the number keys to enter that channel number, then press PGM again. Or, repeatedly press PGM until the desired channel number appears. Then repeat Step 4.

LISTENING TO THE MARINE BANK

1.To listen to the marine bank, repeatedly press BAND until MARINE appears.

2.To change the channel, press either 8 or 9, or enter the two-digit channel.

3.To scan through the marine bank, rotate

SQUELCH clockwise until the hiss just disappears, then hold down either 8 or 9 for about 2 seconds. MAN disappears and SCAN appears.

4.To exit scanning and to change the channel manually, hold down 8 or 9 for about 2 seconds.

LISTENING TO THE

WEATHER BAND

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated seven frequencies for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA broadcasts your local forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these frequencies. We have programmed your scanner with these seven frequencies.

To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX. The scanner begins to scan the weather band.

You will probably receive one frequency better than the others for your area. The scanner should stop within a few seconds on that frequency. If the broadcast is weak, press WX again to resume scanning.

Weather Channel Frequency Chart

Weather

Frequency (MHz)

Channel

 

 

 

 

 

1

162.400

 

 

2

162.425

 

 

3

162.450

 

 

4

162.475

 

 

5

162.500

 

 

6

162.525

 

 

7

162.550

 

 

Using the Weather Alert

This scanner can receive NOAA weather alert tone broadcasts in case of an emergency. The weather alert tone sound warns you of serious weather conditions.

To listen for an alert tone, press PRI/ALERT while you are tuned to the weather channel. ALErt appears. If the scanner detects a weather alert, it sounds a tone. Press any key to mute the tone. To cancel the alert monitoring and return to the weather channel standard broadcast, press PRI/ALERT again.

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Contents Channel VHF/AIR/UHF Desktop Scanner Introduction Scanning Legally FCC NoticeDual Conversion helps prevent Contents Specifications TroubleshootingGuide to the Action Bands Preparation Power SourcesUsing AC Power Using Vehicle Battery PowerConnecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna Look AT the Controls Understanding Your ScannerLook AT the Display Channel Storage Banks Understanding Service BANKS/BANKSAir Service BanksAmateur Radio Channel Frequency MHz Marine45.880 45.900 Fire/PoliceOperation Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and SquelchStoring Known Frequencies Into Channels Finding and Storing Active Frequencies Searching the Service BanksUsing Direct Search Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Using the Monitor MemoryScanning the Stored Channels Listening to a Monitor Memory FrequencyScanning Options Turning Channel Storage Banks on and OFFMonitoring a Stored Channel Clearing a Stored ChannelListening to Weather Band Weather Channel Frequency ChartUsing the Weather Alert Listening to the Marine BankLocking Out Channels Special FeaturesUsing the Delay Function Locking OUT Channels and FrequenciesRemoving All Locked-Out Tags From Frequencies Using PriorityTurning the KEY Tone on and OFF Reviewing Locked-Out FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies Using a Computer to Program the ScannerUnited States Broadcast Band VHF Band Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage Primary UsageBand Allocation Abbreviations ServicesAmateur Band 50-54 MHz Government Band 406-450 MHz Frequency Conversion Avoiding Image FrequenciesRESETTING/INITIALIZING the Scanner TroubleshootingResetting the Scanner Initializing the Scanner CareChannels of Operation SpecificationsNominal Limited One-Year Warranty
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